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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

pie feared to trust the Democratic
party with power. 1t was but
natural fear considering the
abuse of that power that some of the
party's Southern leaders, urged on by
State pride, had but just been guilty
of. That fear in the excited state OF
the public mind was augmented by the
monstrous falsehoods concocted by the
Republican press which invested in
cidents of Southern life, that now pass
unnoticed, into outrages horrible, and
new treasons. The Democratic party
lived through it all, however. because
it was founded upon principles that
were undying, and lived down the
errors of its leaders. The people,
though they feared some influences in
it, never wholly lost confidence in the
Democratic party. The people were
inclined to trust it long before the Til
den campaign and did trust it in some
States, but blunders by some of its
leaders exaggerated by the old fear,
which was kept alive by Republican
falsehoods, succeeded in defeating it
in Presidential contests until 1876.
Tilden's well known wisdom and
conservatism allayed doubt and
fear and restored faith in the party.
That he was elected and defrauded of
the prize he had won is known to the
whole world. Eight years later Cleve-
lands conservative common sense BAN
ished the fear and doubt of Democracy
that yet remained in the public mind
and lie carried his party to success.
The people believed he was stronger
than any evil influence that might still
reside in his party ana they trusted
him. Neither Brother Burchard nor
Roscoe Conkling elected him. The
people did it because they believed
that the Democratic party, under a
wise leader, was the best party to trust
with the future of this Republic. The
Republican party, apparently blind to
the fact that it has been rerudiated by
the people. is laying its plans for 1888
upon the theory that the defeat of 'S4
was the result of accident. That that
is not true seems evident to us; but it
is probable our Republican friends will
not realize the falsenesS of their theory
until they have once more tasted of
defeat Wabash (Ind. Times.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

-F1ndlay. O., can boast of the only
mask factory in the United States. This
factory shipped 10000 masks during
one month recently.
Most of the southern iron shipped
north Is carried in schooners. Cotton
manufacturers, it is said. may save
money by forwarding their products in
the same way.
Peat fiber. after being divested of
the mud by heat and water, is being
used for the manufacture of paper.
The sweepings of house. cobwebs and
dust are being utilized for the same
purpose.
The National Toothpick Associa-
ton. of Maine, expects to manufacture
enough wooden toothpicks the present
year to load q train of fifty railway
cars. The number of toothpicks to
make up that amount is placed at
5000. 100000. Most of the toothpicks
used in this country are made in Maine.
An instance of the value of photog-
raphy in detecting the relative motion
of stars is given by II. de Gothard.
Comparison of recent photograph
with measures recorded by Vogel in
1867-69 appears to show that cluster
All G. G. contains an eleventh magni-
tude star which has changed its posi-
ton relatively to the other stars to the
extent of 2.3 seconds year.-BOston
Globe.
In mis- recently published notes of a
naturalist in South America, Mr.. John
Ball says that at Tocopilla, on the rain
less west coast of the continent, about
latitude % degrees south, he found
what he had often heard of. but almost
ceased to believe ina land absolutely
without any trace of vegetable life. He
could not even detect lichen, although
he examined the rocks with a magnify
ing lens for the purpose.
1t has been asserted by physiolo-
gists of repute that the nutritive value
of mushrooms was equal to that of
butchers meat This view, however, is
not sustained by the Investigations re-
Gently made in Vienna by DR.. Stromer,
who declares that fresh mushrooms do
not possess very valuable nutritive
properties. and are difficult of digestion;
that dry mushrooms are only slightly
preferable. and that both correspond
most nearly to cabbage in usefulness as
food.-M Y Ledger.
The production of locomotives in
Europe during the year 1886 amounted
in England to 2,200; Germany, 1000;
France, 1000; Belgium. 500; Austria,
400; Switzerland, 120; Italy. 20; Sweden,
80; Russia, 40. and Holland, 20; in all
6,40O engines. The largest works in the
world is the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
in Philadelphia, which is capable of
turning out 600 per year. Borsig in
Berlin can produce 800 in that time
Public Opinion.
"A French physician announces that
distressing or excessive palpitation of
the heart can always be arrested by
bending double, the head down and tie
hands hanging, so as to produce tenn
porary congestion of the upper portion
of the body. In nearly every instance
of nervous or anemic palpitation the
heart immediately resumes its natural
function. If the movements of respira-
ton arc arrested during this action, the
effect is still more rapid.-Ihe Farmer
and Manufacturer.
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THE POPULAR PARTY.
An Indiana Editor Tells Why Democracy
Was Victorious in 1876 and 1884.

An Indiana Editor Tells Why Democracy
Was Victorious in 1876 and 1884.
Since its-under the circumstances
overwhelming defeat at the polls near
Y three years ago, the Republican
party has been trying to convince itself
and the outside word that that defeat
was the result OF al accident, or acci-
dents, and as consequence the merest
incidents, unimportant either in them
selves or their relations. have been
marshaled together and paraded as the
causes of the pariy's disastrous defeat.
In this way Brother Burchard's un-
fortunate ALTERATION on the eve of the
battle in New York has been made to
do duty as one of the principal causes
Of Blaine's defeat. There are other in
cidents equally as trifling that have
been used in the same way and for the
same purpose. The closeness of the
vote in certain localities like New York
and New Jersey makes this theory
seem plausible, and yet never was there
a theory so Gnfounded.
The history of this country from its
beginning shows that the sentiment of
its people, when in normal condition,
is favorable to the principles underly-
ing the Democratic party. If accidents
have played part in politics at all the
Republicans have been the gamers by
them rather than the losers. The alb
normal has always been the beneficial
ry of accidents. not the normal. Had
it not been for acci, -nts and blunders
the Democratic party would not have
lost power in 1860, and had it not been
for the abormal condition of affairs
following the suppression of the rebel
lion the Democratic party would have
been returned to power years before it
was. The talk about accidents defeat
ing the Republican party is the sheer
est nonsense. The people had been
ready to restore the Democrats to pow
er long before Blaine's defeat, and
were only prevented from doing it by
systematic Misrepresentation on the
part OF the Republicans. The war had
left the public mind in an excited, abb
normal condition that was easily af-
fected by accidental or incidental
causes. There is no doubt that at the
close of the war the Northern peo-
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suNKEN GRAVES.

This summer eve wander where the dead
Sleep out the centuries which roll oerhesd.
And question who they were that laid them
down,
UnEakefuL at this last inn Of the town,
Til an emotion, unexpressed as yet,
Swells in my bosom like vast regret
There was day when all this church-yard
street
Throbbed al the passing of the mourner's feet;
There was a time when every ended year
Brought unforgetful ones TO drop tear.
What now is left, save that the grasses grow
little ranzer since they dewed them so?
There is the sky; and just as faint and far
Sxins through the twilight deeps the evening
star.
And there the mountain iuts into the night,
Mantlsd with green, and canopied with white /;
WsiIe yonder orb, before it sinks to rest
SIsnts these long moonbeams from the darken-
ing west.
There TOO, bird, upon trees long limb,
Has built her nest without a thought Of him
Within whose grave the naples spreading root
Unawed adventures to intrude It's foot,
Above whose breast the summers dewy tears
Have lightly sifted for uncounted years.
hone live who knew him. There are none TO
say
Where lived. whom loved, what wrought, when
Rf passed away
This one who. doubtless, had the daily care
And hourly travail OF his soul 10 bear,
But sleeps with none 10 marvel DER him save
The stranger musing by his sunken grave.
Would Lbey remember? Could break their rest
Who sleep. far-scattered from the east 20 wcst
And with such question from the earthly gloom
Could vex the dreamless slumber Of the tomb.
Would they recall what pulseless lump OF clay,
Void Of the spirit, here was laid awayf
Dead are the dead: nor could there come reply.
They could not answer TO the call; but L
and the living answer! Breath by breath
Some hope we cherished trembles to its death;
Some fond illusion Of the spirit dies,
And fades the glory Of our summer skies.
The hope, the vision, lay we well at rest;
We scatter lilies on each quiet breast;
We say at heart. with mute lips stricken dumb
For grief Of sad to-morrows ere they come:
Within this grave our sun OF life is set!
Never shall we this day or grief forget!''
Then go our ways. But when our spirits pass
Through globes unconquered from their native
grass,
And swift and sweet our quickened senses get
a perfume rarer than the violet,
We never dream that ali this verdure waves
Above our hopes longlost and sunken graves.
-AndreU B. iSGItOn, in Century Magazine.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

1t is harsh word, but is Il not
true that the Northern Republican
leaders are traitors to the Republic?-
Richmond Dispatch
-.'In order to make the old SOL
diers vote the Republican ticket. let US
get up a new war between the North
and South. y B. Foraker.
The pomatum on MIR. Conklings 8
curl froze solid when he heard that
sherman and Conkling" had been
proposed by some Republicans--LOais-
rille Coarier-JourRdL.
-Riddleberger says he was "a
much at home in Jail as ever he was in
his life. 1t should be borne in mind
tina. Riddleberger is n genuine Repub'
lican.-AtiaatQ Constitution.
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PUNGENr PARAGRAPHS

He has the best education who
best knows how to find Out.-Spring-
field Union.
Some men vas always like der key
hole on der back of clock. They vas
behint time.-Nea0 Age.
Never rashly precipitate yourself
into a position you may find through
maturer experience you are unfit to fill.
-Flippancy is a spurious form of
wit that is made to do service for the
real article in this country.-M0biIe
Register.
There are two things which man
is bound to take on faith-his wife's
private opinion of him and what sau-
sageS are made of.
The cares which are the keys of
riches hang often so heavily at the rich
mans girdle that they clog him with
weary days and restless nights, when
others sleep quietiy.-LzdGE Walton.
i do believe" said lawyer,
glancing at his opponent, 'that my
learned friend has been inoculated with
stupidity" Perhaps SO; but the gen.
eral belief is that you have il in the
natural way retorted the learned
friend. Y Ledger.
Mrs. Young (to friend seeking one
dollar for aid society)-'I can't afford
to give you much, for 1 have a large
family to support" why,
YOU are just married." Mrs. Young
Yes. but our servant has a mother and
eight children depending on her for
food. ."-Judge.
The Picnicker.
Every picnicker hates,
With hatred intense.
The man who put up
That barbed wire fence.
-WGShing!on Critic.
First Omaha Girl-"Dear mel the
paper says Miss Ramsey, II girl of
twenty. who goes to Cambridge Uni
versity, beat all the male students at
the recent examinations. Second
Omaha Girl-"WelI, well! Took all
the prizes?" Il suppose So" Poor
grill She must be terribly homely to
be so smart"
I'm climbing the ladder of fame.
my son, you must not look for unmixed
pleasure: the man just above you will
be continually treading on your fingers.
but then you have the satisfaction of
stepping on the fingers of the fellow
just beneath you. 1t is only he who is
at the foot of the ladder whose state is
wholly unblessed.
Cant somebody stop that rum
away?" yelled a stranger in Detroit,
excitedly, as a cab came tearing down
the street at break-neck speed. driver
and passenger both apparently frantic
with terror. THAT amt no runaway"
said an old resident carelessly; Its
the umpire getting away from the base
ball grounds. The boys must have got
beat Indianapolis Sentinel
Stranger (at ticket office window
-"When does the next train West
start?" Unintelligible grunt by ticket
agent as it a through-train or way
train?' Grunt. Young man. / am
the new superintendent of this road
and am delighted with the evidence
ron give of long experience in your
position; your salary shall he raised at
."-0maha World.
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Mustang
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occurrence like this come to overturn all
established thingsi She wrung her hands,
and wept. Then she sent for her faithful
friend and henchman, Maria, and handed
her letter she had just received.
''Read it, Maria, read itl'
Maria, who, like most New England serv-
ants, was as well born and as accomplished
as her mistress. took the document and
read:
Miss Elizabeth Perkins:
DEAR MADAM: write TO tell you that your
brother George died here at seven o'clock yes
terday evening, leaving young daughter seven
teen years of age. Miss Perkins is. fear,
that she should 90 to YOU she viii leave here,
therefore, after the funeral, and arrive in Amer
lea in two weeks time. The young lady is over
whelmed with grief. and write in her stead.
Most sincerely yours,
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" An communications fo- TINS pape.
should be accompanied by the name of the
&athor; not necessarily for publication. but
as an evidence of good faith on the part OF
the writer. Write only on one SIDE of the
paper. Be particularly careful in giving
names and dates to have the letters end fg
ores Dlsin and distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

To make calicoes wear well. infuse
three gills of salt in four quarts of boil
ing water and put the calicoes in while
hot and leave them till cold. In this
way the colors are rendered permanent
and viii not fade by subsequent wash,
ings.-RuraI Nei0 Yorker.
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Other Eiraa

HUNTINGToN, Ind. Aug 8.-The barn-a
large frame one-of Mrs. Peter Hossler, four
miles east of this city, was burned to the ground
Sunday morning. with all its contents-fve
horses. 800 bushels of wheat. twenty-five tons
of hay, reaper and mower, two buggIes. wagon
etc. Estimated loss $4,000. Insurance $500.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
BRAZIL Ind, Aug. S-A fire in the business
center of the city, at 230 p. NJ, to-day destroyed
w. p. Blair's lumber yard. three barns and a
number Of other out buildings, including three
horses and several carriages. Mr.. Blairs loss
will reach So 500 insured for 81 500 in the North
British and the Phepix of Brooklyn. The
other losses will about double this amount.
Scarcity of water and strong breeze created
much excitement and conhagration seemed i'm
minent for time.
SHELBYvILLE, Aug. 8.-The residence of Mrs.
Ruth Huntington. near Boggstown, burned at
o'clock this afternoon, with contents. The fire
caught from defective f1ue. Loss. So, 900. In
surance. 81 900 in the Ohio Farmers.
CLEvEL AND, O., Aug. 8.-John C. Hemmel-
er's ships npplv store was destroyed by fire to-
night. The loss is $38. 900; insurance $4,000.
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Minor Notes.

Mrs. Thomas Watson, aged lady, residing
in Madison, dropped dead last night.
William Walker. who was bound over under
SIS, 900 bond accessory to the murder of
Luella Mabbitt, has been unable to give bail and
still remains behind the bars in Delphi.
Arrangements have been made for twelve
thousand people at the old settlers meeting at
Delphi next Saturday. 1t will be the biggest
day Carroll county has seen in long time.
w. II. Rody. Of Wingate, is in Jail at Craw-
fordsvle, charged with forging name to
order for 81 so. He made three attempts to es-
cape from the officers before he was landed safely
in Jail.
Minnie, the fourteen-year-old daughter of
William Hubbard, of Darlington while walkin *
a railroad treste. fell to the ground thirty feet
below breaking both arms and receiving other
injuries, which will probably prove fatal.
Mrs. Henry Brandt, OF Fort Wayne. wife of
molder, while dellrious from an attack of ty-
phoid fever, jumped from an upstairs window at
her home, plunging head downward. breaking
her neck. The couple had been married but
three months.
The l. o. o. F. loan exhibition, which opened
at South Bend last week. is drawing immense
crowds from different towns in northern Indiana
and southern Michigan. 1t will be continued
for several weeks. The exhibition contains sew
eral thousand curiosites.
John w. Morgan, the liveryman. accidentally
shot, near Spencer on Saturday night. is still
alive, but cannot live. He is member of the
G. A r. He member of the Third In
diana Cavalry, joining the regiment st Aurora
Ind, where he was born and raised
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McGarigle's Friends to Be Indicted.

CHICAGO. Aug. 8.-All the circumstances at
tending McGarigle's escape now SO COM
pieuely known to the officials that the indict-
ment of everyone who aided him to get away is
promised in advance and 1t is announced to-day
that special grand jury is to be called without
delay. Its first business will be the investlga-
ton of the conspiracy that ended in the fight OF
McGarigle. The paint and putty job, the big
gest steal the county suffered in any trans
action engineered by the convicted men. will
then claim their attention. Not doubt is ex-
pressed but ST. John will be indicted for his
share il getting McGarigle of. Said an official
who knows all the facts: ''The case against
DR.. ST John is stronger than it was against any
of the boodlers." Two sailors from the schooner
Blake arrived here tonight to make affidavits
against the Doctor after identif ying him.
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very hattering to General Black. but it is also
noteworthy that there was successful attempt
TO prevent the text of the resolutions from see
ne the light
Next, a partially successful attempt was made
10 suppress the fact that Pension Examiner
Whitehead the instigator OF the so-called
mass-meeting and of the resolutions denounc-
Ing the Grand Army. Later General Black
iisclaimed all knowledge OF General Rosecraus's
letter ;nclosing these resolutions to him, when,
according to good authority. he had the letter
Of Rosecrans on hand and had tried to have the
paragraph suppressed which set forth that the
resolutions expressed the sentiment of Dem
ocratic veterans only. It has been a matter Of
much surprise here among Grand Army men
that General Black should allow such attack
IN the Grand Army as was contained in General
Rosecranss letter to him, and which was made
public everywhere, TO 90 without protest
notice of any kind from him. 1t is the following
paragraph Of the Rosecrans letter to Black, pro-
posing opposition Grand Army association
that has excited the most remark:
'fWhen it is renem bered that largely more
than one-half the rank and file of the Union
army, probably of those enlisted for the three
months service, and certainly of those who came
in afterwards. were either Democratic merely
Onion men, it will be plainly seen why the G..
A. r. as Republican machine was miserable
failure; why it, at later time, only revived
when non partisanshiD was made fundamental;
why the hypocrisy of violating this principle
by taking small PARTISAN advantages in the
choice of Its officers. posts and commandments,
and the paying of special public favors and
honors to comrades of the Republican persuasion
hao hitherto created sucn disgust OF us spIriS
as to prevent the society from including double
and possibly triple its present mem bership and
commanding universal respect for that self
controlling loyalty which covered with glory its
members during the dark days of the war for
the Union.
"The resolutions will say that il this spirit Of
partisanship cannot be restrained it will be a
matter to be considered whether the survivors
of the real Grand Army Of the Republic would
not better have some other organization.
II take pleasure in noting the just COM
mendation given in the resolutions of the ad
ministration of the Pension Office since you have
been Commissioner of Pensions"
letter from Des Moines says that the White
head organization there is farce; that il only
has twenty-one members. Evidently the whole
affair Of preparing these resolutions and
ranging for their public presentation to the
President was worked up by pension officials.
The shape the matter has finally taken has
caused the affair to act like boomerang. the
return blow being delivered in Commissioner
Blacks Office,
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Obituary.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DELPHI, Ind. Aug. 8.-Dr. s. Nolan, we'll
known citizen of this place, died last evening
after short illness. He was a surgeon in the
rebel army and came from Virginia after the
war; He was a candidate for clerk Of the Cir
cult Court in 1882. and was defeated by twelve
votes. The funeral took place this afte rnoon.
MADISON Ind, Aug. 8-Robert III. Rankin.
one of our best and most widely known citizens
died of abscess of the brain to-day. He was
senior member of the firm of Rankin & White,
architects, contractors and builders. and was a
good and useful citizen. He was about ffty-t wo
years DID, and leaves wife and three Dung
children.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug 8-Mr Horace Alb
bott, noted iron manufacturer, the founder of
the Abbott Iron Company, died to-day. aged
eighty-one- He was born in Worcester county,
Massacn usetts Mr. Abbott, about 1910, made the
first large steamboat shaft of wrought iron in
this country. 1t weighed 26, 900 pounds and was
for the Russian frigate Kamschatka. bulls for
Nicholas the First, in New York. The shaft
shipped to New York. where il was placed on ex-
h1bition
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. Seen. A. ". Doni
phan. a member of the Peace Commission of
1861. whose name was mentioned in connection
with the Democratic nomination of 1876, died at
$50 this evening.